Bay of Algiers

Bay of Algiers

2012•1h 40m•3.4/10

ComedyDramaTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb

3.4/10(6)

The writer Louis Gardel remembers his youth in Algeria. In 1955, Louis is 15 years old and lives with his grandmother Zoé. Zoé is friend with president Steiger, leader of the French settlers but also with the old Arab Bouarab. One night looking at the Bay of Algiers, Louis is convinced that the world in which he has grown will disappear. The first events of the War of Independence have begun. The young boys and young girls have a good time at the seaside: swimming, dancing, flirting. But, little by little, the war becomes part of their daily life.

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Production

France Télévisions

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Catherine Jacob

Catherine Jacob

Zoé

Solal Forte

Solal Forte

Louis (15 ans)

Margaux Chatelier

Margaux Chatelier

Michelle

Michaël Abiteboul

Michaël Abiteboul

Marco

Anthony Sonigo

Anthony Sonigo

Solal

Khalid Berkouz

Khalid Berkouz

Omar

Michèle Moretti

Michèle Moretti

Suzanne

Biyouna

Biyouna

Bibi

Jean Benguigui

Jean Benguigui

Steiger

Jacques Spiesser

Jacques Spiesser

Louis

Lisa Masker

Lisa Masker

Zoubida (18 ans)

Arthur Orcier

Granger

Benaïssa Ahaouari

Benaïssa Ahaouari

Bouarab

Éric Colonge

Lieutenant Rémi

Dimitri Storoge

Dimitri Storoge

Jacky

Driss Zaarouni

Ali

Rodolphe Dana

Rodolphe Dana

L'abbé Sintès

Rosa Bursztein

Rosa Bursztein

Christine

Pierre Aussedat

Pierre Aussedat

Colonel Charles

Gabrielle Lazure

Gabrielle Lazure

Anne-Marie

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